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Field trip opportunities in Madison County

Southern Appalachian Center - Rural Life Museum: Through its exhibits and programs, the Rural Life Museum helps students to learn about their rich rural heritage.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

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Advertisement for Warm Springs Hotel: The Warm Springs, Madison County, Western North Carolina. Howerton & Klein, Proprietors. Hot, Warm, Tepid and Cold Baths. Readily accessible from every section of the United States, over. East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railroad, and Connecting lines...; Format: image/poster

Buncombe County Turnpike: GIS map: The Buncombe Turnpike through North Carolina's mountains was built between 1824 and 1828 along the Drovers' Road, so called, because drovers used the road to lead herds of animals (droves) to market. The Turnpike was an important road until the 1880s, when...; Format: image/map

The French Broad River in Hot Springs, North Carolina: This is a bridge over the French Broad River in Hot Springs, North Carolina.; Format: image/photograph

The growth of tourism: Warm Springs: In North Carolina in the New South, page 5.9; Advertisement for Warm Springs (now Hot Springs) in Madison County, North Carolina, from the late nineteenth century. Includes historical commentary about the region, tourism, and nineteenth-century medicine.; Format: pamphlet; Commentary and sidebar notes by L. Maren Wood.

The Home Guard: In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 6.10; Letter from a commander of North Carolina's Civil War Home Guard to Governor Zebulon Vance, explaining the chaos in the western part of the state and his efforts to keep order and asking the governor for assistance. Includes historical commentary.; Format: letter

Kite-flying at Max Patch, Madison County, North Carolina: This is Max Patch in Madison County, North Carolina. It is a popular stop along the Appalachian Trail, a hiking trail that runs from Maine to Georgia. It is a mountain bald, a mountaintop area naturally devoid of trees. A carriage trail cuts through the middle...; Format: image/photograph

Map of Madison County, North Carolina: This map of Madison County, North Carolina shows township boundaries as well as Mars Hill.; Format: image/map

Mars Hill College in Mars Hill, North Carolina: This is Mars Hill College in Mars Hill, North Carolina. It is located about fifteen miles north of Asheville. It is a private liberal arts school affiliated with the North Carolina Baptist Convention. The college was founded in 1856. Originally, it was named...; Format: image/photograph

The old-fashioned soda shop at Mars Hill College: This is an old-fashioned soda shop at Mars Hill College in Mars Hill, North Carolina. Mars Hill College is located about fifteen miles north of Asheville. It is a private liberal arts school affiliated with the North Carolina Baptist Convention. The college...; Format: image/photograph

The remnants of an old spa in Hot Springs, NC: These are the remnants of an old spa in Hot Springs, North Carolina. In the late 1700s, Hot Springs, then known as Warm Springs, became a popular destination for travelers during the American Revolution. A tavern was established there and was later the site...; Format: image/photograph

The Shelton Laurel massacre: In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 6.9; In 1862, Union sympathizers and Confederate deserters from Madison County, North Carolina, raided farms to steal food and supplies. In response, the 64th North Carolina infantry rounded up fifteen men and executed all but two, though only five of the men killed had taken part in the raid.; Format: article

A view of Hot Springs, NC, from the Lover's Leap Rock: This is a view of Hot Springs, North Carolina, from the Lover's Leap Rock overlook. It is a popular site along the Appalachian Trail, a hiking trail that runs from Maine to Georgia. The rock gets its name from a Cherokee Indian tale of a maiden who threw herself...; Format: image/photograph

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